Lacrosse

By David Nakamura, Steve Yanda and Daniel de Vise, Washington Post | May 23, 2010

On the day before he was charged with first-degree murder, George Huguely V walked the fairways and greens of Charlottesville's exclusive Farmington Country Club, the Blue Ridge Mountains at his back. The University of Virginia men's lacrosse team, ranked best in the nation, had just won the last regular-season game of Huguely's senior year. The 22-year-old and some teammates had gathered at the club with their fathers to celebrate the storybook ending and to look forward to the NCAA tournament.

At some point, UMBC coach Don Zimmerman will consider retiring and riding into the sunset. But even he isn't sure when that will happen. “I enjoy coming to work every day, and I think this job is certainly challenging,” the 61-year-old Zimmerman said Monday morning, days after the university announced agreeing to a two-year contract extension with Zimmerman that will keep him with the Retrievers through the 2016 season. “I'm excited for the challenges, and I'm going to keep going as long as UMBC wants me. I feel as though I've still got plenty of gas in the tank.

Letter writer Kyle Lagratta's response ("Lacrosse a victim of stereotyping," Feb. 29) to Susan Reimer 's column regarding the "unfounded argument" against the sport of lacrosse prompts me to respond. Our youngest son played organized lacrosse for several years before entering college. He was extremely fortunate to benefit from the guidance by an outstanding coach at a Division III school in the Northeast. We witnessed our son mature into a well-rounded adult by the time of his graduation due to the influence of a coach who emphasized leadership and teamwork.

UMBC men's lacrosse coach Zimmerman's contract extended two years UMBC men's lacrosse coach Don Zimmerman has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2016 season, the school announced Wednesday. He will enter his 22nd season at UMBC in 2015, his 29th overall. His career record stands at 228-153; his winning percentage of .598 is among the top 10 of active Division I coaches. More college lacrosse: Ohio State will travel to Baltimore for Michael R. Breschi Scholarship Weekend.

Jen Chumley-Pfeiffer, a 2003 graduate of Bel Air High School and iLAX GK Coach and US U-19 National Team GK Coach, makes a save on a shot from NCAA Pre-season player of the year candidate, Ally Carey, a 2008 John Carroll graduate and Vanderbilt University senior, during a women's summer lax league game at Cedar Lane. The league features high school varsity, collegiate and post-collegiate players, playing in a pick-up style league every Wednesday night at Cedar Lane on the turf and under the lights.

When I began covering college women's lacrosse, Maryland owned the sport. The Terrapins were in the process of winning seven straight NCAA championships and I watched them win the last five, including a thrilling 14-13 overtime win against Georgetown in 2001. After that, the Terps fell off the pace. The sport grew and the talent pool spread all around the country. A new power rose at Northwestern and soon threatened to surpass the Terps' title streak. But in May, the Terps made sure that wouldn't happen.

State Division III capsules By Todd Karpovich College of Notre Dame Coach: Melissa Falen, 21st season (166-141-1 career record) 2009 record: 2-11 overall, 2-5 league Conference: Colonial States Athletic The Baltimore Sun's take: The attack will be led by Lauren Terry (Catholic), who was a first-team All-CSAC pick with 52 goals and 56 points last season. Ashley Demski (Loch Raven) also returns after scoring a career-high 23 goals. Frostburg Coach: Ashley Manion, third season (15-18)

The bittersweet lilt of a clarinet ushered a stream of students and teachers into the Woodlawn High School gymnasium. Here, in the roll-out bleachers that are "Warrior Country," scores of somber teen-agers gathered yesterday to reflect upon the life and death of one of their own.They hung their heads, then smiled. They gazed mournfully into the distance, then laughed. Finally, they clapped their hands -- a round of applause for the friend with the unforgettable smile.They came together to remember Hae Min Lee, 18, a senior whose body was found Feb. 9 in a shallow grave in Leakin Park.

4 Consecutive state championships for Dulaney (2000-2003), a record among public schools; Hereford has won the past three state titles 9 Unanswered goals by St. Paul's to start the second half of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association AConference title game against Boys' Latin last season, turning a 5-5 halftime score into a 14-5 advantage that resulted in a 17-7 win 40 Consecutive wins by City in Baltimore City league play; the...

UMBC will be one of six teams in the third annual Capital Lacrosse Invitational on Oct. 12 at Landon School in Bethesda. Cornell, Lehigh, Penn State, Georgetown and Richmond also will participate in six games of round-robin play on two fields. Proceeds from the event will benefit the foundation honoring former Cornell player George Boiardi , who died after being struck in the chest by a shot during a 2004 game. More men's college lacrosse: For the fourth straight year, Stevenson will host the Meghan Puls Lacrosse Classic to help raise funds for the Meghan Puls Foundation.

In the sports world, the fall is generally associated with the NFL's regular season and baseball's postseason. Autumn is also an exciting time in college lacrosse, because that's when programs can shake off the cobwebs from an offseason that began in May and start to assess players, coaches and strategies. Here are a few things to keep in mind as fall ball gets underway: Fall ball is evaluation time for coaches. With a freshman class usually working out the kinks of college living, teams value the fall session as an opportunity to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their first-year players.

Major League Lacrosse is planning on starting the 2015 season earlier than in the past, with April 11 as the proposed start date, two weeks earlier than the 2014 season began. The final regular-season game in the National Lacrosse League is set for May 2, meaning there will be more overlap between MLL and NLL seasons if MLL starts earlier. The MLL also is experimenting with ways to make the ball more visible on TV, including changing the color or adding a stripe, after trying a smooth, orange ball last season.

More colleges Mount hires Browning as men's lacrosse assistant Mount St. Mary's hired Ryan Browning as a men's college lacrosse assistant coach on Monday. Browning, who attended Calvert Hall, comes to the Mount from Wagner, where he worked with the defense and served as recruiting coordinator. Browning started his coaching career as an assistant at Washington College in 2009. As a Salisbury player, he competed as a defenseman on Division III national championship teams in 2007 and 2008.

Archbishop Spalding has hired Brian Phipps to be its new boys lacrosse coach, the school's athletic director Jeff Parsons announced Monday. Phipps replaces former coach Kenneth "Bear" Davis, who went 25-31 in three seasons before accepting a full-time position with Major League Lacrosse's Ohio Machine. Phipps, a Severn and 2010 Maryland graduate, spent the past two years as an assistant coach at Georgetown University. At Maryland, he was a four-year starter in goal and earned All-American honors as a senior.

Et cetera Resch to coach Team USA at indoor lacrosse worlds Former Chesapeake Bayhawks assistant coach Tony Resch has been named head coach of the U.S. team for the 2015 Federation of International Lacrosse World Indoor Championship. Resch helped the then-Baltimore Bayhawks to the Major League Lacrosse title in 2003 and coached on league champion teams in 2012 and 2013. Adam Mueller , who played with the Baltimore Thunder of the National Lacrosse League, will be the offensive assistant coach of the U.S. squad.

Boys' Latin is seeking a new varsity lacrosse coach, beginning in the 2015-16 school year. Veteran coach Bob Shriver announced in June he would step down following the spring 2015 season. Boys' Latin said the ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree with experience coaching at the high school level or higher and will also work full-time at the school. The successful applicant will have the overall responsibility for leading the school's lacrosse program, including varsity, under squad, and middle school teams.

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rules changes in men's lacrosse Wednesday regarding stalling rules and faceoff tactics. Starting in 2015, a visible clock can be used to time the 30-second stalling segment in facilities capable of displaying the clocks. Division I men's lacrosse programs will be required to have the clocks displayed by 2016, and Division II and Division III will be required to have visible clocks by 2017. The panel also supported the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Rules Committee recommendation that two clocks be used, one at each end of the field.